It is better to die than to suffer terrible pain for this plant

The pain caused by the Gympie-Gympie is like being burned by hot acid and electric shock at the same time.

Plants cause the most terrible pain in the world

There are quite strange names, Gympie-Gympie looks normal like other harmless plants. However, it is one of the world's most exclusive plants.

Gympie-Gympie was born in northern Australia, Moluccas and Indonesia.They can grow to two meters high.

In fact, it has been credited with the cause of the death of dogs, horses and humans.

If you are lucky to survive, you will feel pain lasting months and repeat over many years.Dry leaves of this plant can also cause pain even though they have been cut from the tree for hundreds of years.

Warning about this poisonous plant species placed in the forest.

All parts of the plant are poisonous, except for the roots. The entire tree is surrounded by smooth hairs shaped like needles. You just accidentally touch it is affected, after these feathers enter the body they will release poison moroidin .

Sometimes, the hairs of this plant fly in the air when in contact with the body, causing a burning sensation, severe sneezing and nasal hemorrhage.

The leaf with a furful pile of fur.

"The first thing you feel is a burning sensation and it will get stronger every hour, increasingly painful," said Dr. Mike Leahy of the harm caused by this plant.

"In some serious cases, the pain will be shocking and fatal. If you don't get rid of all the hair on your body, they will continue to release toxins for years to come."

The botanist Marina Hurley, who was exposed to the plant, said: "The pain caused by this plant is the most terrible kind you can imagine - like being burned by hot acid and electric shock. simultaneous".

The fruit of the Gympie-Gympei tree.

In 1994, a man named Cyril Bromley fell into this tree during a drill. He was tied to a hospital bed for 3 weeks and treated with all available remedies but was ineffective.

Another case is recounted: An officer, who did not know after using the leaves for cleaning, could not bear the pain and was forced to commit suicide.

In the 1960s, the British army investigated this plant. Professor Alan Seawright at the University of Queensland thinks they are being studied for use in biological weapons.